The vice president and dean of the college is the university’s senior student affairs officer with responsibility for the following departments and programs: administrative advising, campus safety, career services, the COVE, the dean of students, First@Colgate, international student services, residential life, counseling and psychological services, student health services, student conduct, wellness, student involvement, fraternity and sorority advising, environmental health and safety, emergency management, and other services that support student learning.

The dean of the college, Dr. Paul J. McLoughlin II, welcomes the opportunity to discuss questions and concerns, to provide advice or to talk through an issue.

Dean McLoughlin offers office hours for students on Friday afternoons throughout the semester. Contact Michele Carney at 315-228-7425 (mcarney@colgate.edu) to reserve a time.